SISTER, DEAREST SISTER
She gave her heart away today,
She'd given all she could.
Simply slipped into eternal sleep,
And God said, "This is good."
She was beautiful to the end,
Who'd want it any other way?
Why live, when beauty would be no more,
Tears seem useless, with a life fulfilled;
God spoke the final word.
So now the sisters, minus one
Must forge ahead and find their way.
God has spoken, and death has come;
Life continues, and God holds sway.
For life, for joy, for deeds well done,
We thank you, God, all three as one;
For the loving years we had as sisters,
She gave her heart away today,
She'd given all she could.
Simply slipped into eternal sleep,
And God said, "This is good."
She was beautiful to the end,
Who'd want it any other way?
Why live, when beauty would be no more,
And suffering would have its say.
Tears seem useless, with a life fulfilled;
God spoke the final word.
Let us not grieve because she's gone,
She went to heaven in God's will.So now the sisters, minus one
Must forge ahead and find their way.
God has spoken, and death has come;
Life continues, and God holds sway.
For life, for joy, for deeds well done,
We thank you, God, all three as one;
For the loving years we had as sisters,
We grieve not now, but we'll surely miss her.
In tribute to my beloved sister, Earlene, by Estelle Jenkins, August 18, 2011
